WHAT'S UP WITH CLOWNS? Has anyone ever noticed all the creepy subconscious and overt implications and symbolism of the "clowns"?

A quick 2014 survey revealed that out of 7500 people, 36% find clowns to be mildly disturbing. A Univeristy of Sheffield study reported that 250 children between the ages of four and sixteen were all mildly to deeply disturbed by clowns and even by mere paintings of clowns. a first word that leaps to mind is "trickster", and more sinically, "diabolical.

"Coulrophobia" is the fear of clowns and this emergent fear needs no horrific childhood or adult event nor any scarey movie to induce a deep intuitional sense of foreboding in regards to the iconic theatric "clown".

The first known clowns appeared in Egypt in the 5th Century BCE. So what was going on then and there?From there they have made an appearance in all main cultures in human history. Wherever they came from in 2400 B.C., it seems they have never left.

What gives here? What is this historical pancultural icon? What does it mean? What does it want? Most of all, why does humanity always allow garbage consciousness like this to just hang around and taunt them with horrific subconscious memes?

Clowning Around

Written and produced by: Gayle Force Photographically performed by: Swan Dive